ATU announces hoops schedulesArkansas Tech University head women’s basketball coach Dave Wilbers and head men’s basketball coach Chad Kline have announced their 2014-15 schedules. The Golden Suns will play 14 home dates, while the Wonder Boys will play 13, including ten Great American Conference doubleheaders in Tucker Coliseum. Coach Dave Wilbers’ Golden Suns will additionally play a pair of exhibitions, with the first coming on Sunday, Nov. 2 against Dallas Diesel, and ...

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Golden Suns volleyball falls to Lubbock ChristianMadison Nagel had a 33-dig performance, while Katie Huff had 19 digs and a .552 hitting percentage, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (6-4) were unable to overcome timely hitting and a top-notch blocking performance by Lubbock Christian (6-1), falling 3-1 to the Lady Chaps on Friday at Tucker Coliseum. After the Golden Suns won the opening set 25-23, Lubbock Christian came back and won the next three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-18, and 26-24. ...

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Hogs extend streak, rout NIU 52-14FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Bret Bielema remained confident all week while facing questions about Arkansas’ ability to throw the football after only 17 pass attempts in its last two games. The Razorbacks and quarterback Brandon Allen lived up to their second-year coach’s belief in a 52-14 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday night — flat out having fun with their continued and sudden turnaround in the process. Allen accounted for three touchdowns, i...

Jeffery ties for medalist honor; Suns 2nd at NSUTAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Arkansas Tech and Central Oklahoma dueled throughout the two-day NSU Golf Classic at Cherokee Springs Golf Course, both on the team and individual sides of the event. In the end, the Golden Suns came in just two strokes behind the Broncos, finishing with a team score of 606. In addition, Tech’s Megan Jeffery shared medalist honors with Central Oklahoma’s Marla Souvannasning, who took a playoff on the third hole. The senior f...

Golden Suns volleyball sweeps OBUARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Kaylee Konsella had 12 kills and hit .750, Katie Huff had 16 kills and hit .625, while Kaci Jackson had 9 kills and a dozen digs as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (6-3, 2-0 Great American Conference) remained undefeated in conference play and swept Ouachita Baptist (6-2, 1-1 GAC) 3-0 on Tuesday night. After the Golden Suns captured a 25-15 win in the opening set, Tech won identical 25-17 victories in the second and third set...

Arkansas State won't return crosses to helmets JONESBORO (AP) — Arkansas State University said Wednesday it was wrong for the school to place crosses on the back of its football helmets as a memorial to two students, but that it will allow athletes to add their own remembrances as long as they comply with NCAA rules. Liberty Institute, a Plano, Texas, law firm, had complained that Arkansas State violated its students' rights by modifying crosses intended to honor a player and equipment man...

Tech golf finishes 11th at Brickyard Crossing InviteINDIANAPOLIS — The Arkansas Tech men’s golf team finished in 11th place against a loaded field at the Brickyard Crossing Invitational Tuesday at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course. The Wonder Boys put together a second-round score of 309, once again putting their four scorers in the 70s to finish the tournament with a two-day total of 615. Brian Belz led the squad with a 3-over 75, which gave him a weather-shortened two-round total of 152, good en...

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Golden Suns fall in five to TNUNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Emily Todd and Kaci Jackson both had 15-kill performances, Sierra Nighswonger dished out 44 assists, while Madison Nagel had a team-best 16 digs as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (5-3) dropped a 3-2 decision to Trevecca Nazarene (6-2) on the final day of the Scott Jones Classic in Nashville, Tenn. “It was not a very good weekend for us,” said Golden Suns head coach Kristy Bayer. “We need to do a better job blocking if we are ...

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Bulldogs rally, beat Wonder Boys 27-23 WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Southwestern Oklahoma State University rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys 27-23 at Fast Lane Field on Saturday night. The Wonder Boys (1-1 overall, 1-1 Great American Conference) led 23-7 going to the fourth quarter. Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-1) started its comeback with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ryley Claborn to Teverick Boyd at the 9:34 mark of the fourth quarter. The poi...

Hogs rush for 7 TDs, trample Texas Tech 49-28LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Arkansas coach Bret Bielema seemed to take delight in watching Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury waiting to get his offense back on the field as the Razorbacks ground out long drives Saturday. Those long drives led to Arkansas beating Texas Tech 49-28. "You see that coach over there pacing around the sidelines, because he just wants the ball back," Bielema said. "And if you kind of say, 'Hey, hey, I got it, you can't have ...

ATU faces hungry Bulldogs on road SaturdayReducing penalties is at the forefront of Arkansas Tech University head football coach Raymond Monica’s mind as the Wonder Boys prepare for their second game of the 2014 season on Saturday night. “The first game, you learn a lot of different things,” said Monica, who led ATU to a season-opening 33-14 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Sept. 4. “Probably the most disappointing thing was the penalties. We had too many penalties, ...

Golden Suns golf finishes fourth in Central Region PreviewOLATHE, Kan. — Team depth showed up in Tuesday’s final round of the Central Region Preview, as the Arkansas Tech women’s golf squad held on to its fourth-place finish at Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe, Kan. Senior Rebecka Surtevall, who is coming off a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships last season, slid back from her opening round 68, but an 8-over 80 was still good enough to hold down third place, just a shot behind co-med...

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Wonder Boys finish second at GAC PreviewOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The ATU men’s golf team fired off the low team score for the second time in three rounds on Tuesday to finish second at the Great American Conference Preview. The 284 in the third round was good enough to give the Wonder Boys an 849 total, which was 10 shots behind Southwestern Oklahoma’s winning tally at Lake Hefner Golf Club in Oklahoma City. It was also enough to outdistance third-place Southeastern Oklahoma by anothe...

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Suns sweep away Henderson State in GAC openerMcCall Wilkins and Kaylee Konsella both turned in eight kills, while Emily Todd and Katie Huff added seven kills apiece as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (3-2, 1-0 Great American Conference) swept to a 3-0 victory over the Henderson State Lady Reddies (0-5, 0-1 GAC) Tuesday night in both teams’ conference opener at Tucker Coliseum. Tech stormed to a 25-14 victory in the opening set, and captured 25-13 and 25-16 wins to finish th...

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GAC names players of the weekThe Great American Conference has announced its offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week Tuesday. Southern Arkansas quarterback Si Blackshire and Henderson State receiver Darius Davis are co-Offensive Players of the Week; East Central Oklahoma’s Daniel Holland is Defensive Player of the Week and Arkansas-Monticello’s Mike Early is Special Teams Player of the Week. Blackshire ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more - inc...

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Two Wonder Boys in top five at GAC PreviewTwo Wonder Boys in top five at GAC Preview OKLAHOMA CITY — Thanks to a stellar first round, the Arkansas Tech men’s golf team was in second place after 36 holes of action Monday at the Great American Conference Preview. Tied for first after posting a 279 on the first trip around Lake Hefner Golf Course in Oklahoma City, the Wonder Boys posted the third-best score of the second round to stay within shouting distance of first-place Southwestern ...

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Surtevall leads at Preview tourneyOLATHE, Kan. — The Arkansas Tech women’s golf team looked solid after its first day of competition for the 2014-15 season at the Central Region Preview. The Golden Suns were in fourth place as a team in the 11-team field, while senior Rebecka Surtevall stands alone in first place in the individual standings. On the strength of Surtevall’s 4-under 68 — which is a full four strokes ahead of a pair tied for second place — coach Amy Anderson’s tea...

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Cyclones, Wonder Boys get what they wantWeek No. 1 of the high school and college football season is in the books in the Arkansas River Valley. The Russellville Cyclones picked up an impressive 42-21 win over the 5A defending state champion Morrilton Devil Dogs, while the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys opened season No. 100 of football with a 33-14 win over Northwestern State. RHS head coach Jeff Holt said he was glad to get the first one out of the way Friday night. Starting Michael Mul...

Arkansas Tech volleyball splits opening dayWICHITA FALLS, Texas — Emily Todd turned in a 23-kill day, picking up a 10-kill, 12-dig effort in the finale, while Madison Nagel had a 36-dig day as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (1-1) split on the opening day of the 2014 season, sweeping past Molloy College 3-0 in the season opener and falling 3-0 to No. 10 Washburn in the day’s finale. In the opener, Tech raced to a 25-14 win in the opening set, before winning 25-17 and 25-1...

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